COKE in Poland

[Dennis R. Preston]

Aw shucks.

dInIs



>In a message dated 3/4/05 11:03:02 AM, preston at MSU.EDU writes:
>
>
>>  Ron,
>>
>>  Of course it doesn't, but other forms of intellectual curiosity are
>>  permitted on this list.
>>
>>  dInIs
>>
>
>You got me there.
>
>In fact (and this is NOT a complaint), there is hardly any form of curiosity,
>intellectual or otherwise, that is not exhibited on this list. The way to
>order a soft drink in Poland a couple of decades ago seems a lot closer to the
>topic of American dialects than a lot of stuff we talk about. And, as with
>everything that dInIs says, it certainly engages one's intellectual curiosity.


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Dennis R. Preston
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